“Educating fifty million illiterate children with digital education would cost four million euros. This is the same cost of ten war tanks”. More than 60 years have passed since Raul Follereau, the apostle of the lepers, asked for two bombers from the US and the URSS to heal the lepers of the entire world. From […]
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“There is a lot of discussion about models for the reception of migrants in Europe: I believe that the Italian model of inclusion of immigrants can be defined as adoptive“. This is what was said by Daniela Pompei, in charge of the immigration for he Community of Sant’Egidio and one of those who implemented the “humanitarian corridors”, in […]
The Community of Sant’Egidio expresses joy and satisfaction at the announcement of peace in Colombia. It ends a war that has lasted since 1964. It is a good news that gives hope in a difficult moment for the world. The story of the search for peace in Colombia is long and complex. It took place […]
The Vatican Press Office announced that “Tuesday, September 20, 2016, the Holy Father will take part in Assisi to the final meeting of the World Day of Prayer for Peace ‘Thirst for peace. Faiths and Cultures in Dialogue’, organized by the Sant’Egidio Community.” The president of the Community, Marco Impagliazzo, joifully welcomes this news: “Today […]
Mozambique, after the disputed 2014 elections, witnesses a deep political crisis. During last months violence and armed clashes between the forces of the government of Mozambique and those of the main opposition party, Renamo, have produced victims and pushed several thousand Mozambicans to refuge in neighboring Malawi. On July 18 an international mediation was started […]